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sniffing up

sniffing up is the present participle and gerund of sniff up.

Meaning of sniff up

Verb

sniff up (third-person singular simple present sniffs up, present participle sniffing up, simple past and past participle sniffed up)

  1. (informal) To sniff (something) in; to snort (something); to smell (something).

Questions about sniffing up

What is sniffing up the present participle and gerund of?
Sniffing up is the present participle and gerund of sniff up.

Words near sniffing up in the dictionary

  1. sniffing
  2. sniffing around
  3. sniffing out
  4. sniffing position
  5. sniffing positions
  6. sniffing up
  7. sniffing-the-morning-air position
  8. sniffing-the-morning-air positions
  9. sniffingly
  10. sniffings
  11. sniffish

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